Chairwoman of Ho Chi Minh City’s People Council Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam received a delegation of the German Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, led by Chairman Ruprecht Polenz, on April 9 during their working visit to Vietnam.

Tam briefed the guests on the city’s current administrative system as well as socio-economic development activities, saying that HCM City is making every effort to develop into a modern, civilised city, improving citizens’ living conditions.

HCM City hopes to receive more support for municipal transport infrastructure from Germany in the coming time, she said.

Polenz expressed his impression of the city’s positive development, saying that it should focus on completing infrastructure, particularly in transport.

The delegates shared their experience in building underground railway systems, and noted that HCM City should pay attention to issues relating to water resources and other problems caused by large scale and prolonged construction sites.

They expressed their hope that the municipal authority will provide preferential treatment for the German House project to complete necessary procedures and start construction, because it is a big project that will help German companies operate in the city.-VNA